The Avondale City Council has a new face, as members on June 24 chose David Iwanski to fill a seat left vacant when Kenn Weise was appointed mayor earlier this month.

The council voted 4-2 to appoint Iwanski, 60, after interviewing nine candidates interested in the at-large council position. Council members Stephanie Karlin and Bryan Kilgore were the dissenting votes.

Iwanski, a business development and natural-resources consultant, will serve the remainder of Weise's term, which expires Dec. 31, 2016.

"Since moving to Avondale 10 years ago, I have seen the mayors and council members who have served make solid public policy decisions, pass sustainable budgets, support the top-notch staff and create a vision for the future that will draw people here to live, work, recreate and invest," Iwanski said in a press release. "All of these elected officials are and have been motivated to get things done the right way."

Iwanski has served on city boards and commissions, including the Avondale Police and Fire Retirement Board, the planning commission, which he chaired, and the parks and recreation advisory board.

A former captain in the U.S. Army, Iwanski holds a juris doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, Calif., and a bachelor's degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Iwanski and his wife, Sherri, have been residents of Avondale since 2004.